OUTER
What does "OUTER" mean?
Situated on the outside or farther from the centre.
Meanings
- Located on or toward the outside; external or more distant from the middle. The outer ring of seats had the cheapest tickets.
- Relating to the world beyond Earth's atmosphere, as in 'outer space'. The satellite drifted into the silence of outer space.
Did you know?
- The word 'outer' anchors the name of real international law: the 1967 Outer Space Treaty bans any nation from claiming the Moon or planets as its own territory.
Word origin
From Old English 'utera', a comparative form of 'ut' meaning 'out'; literally 'more out', formed the same way as 'inner' is built from 'in'.
Remember it
OUTER is just 'OUT' with '-er' on the end - the more 'out' something is, the more outer it gets.
A little poem
The outer dark waits-
we name its edge to feel safe,
then sail past the name.
haiku
What it teaches
Every outer edge is someone else's centre; position is a matter of where you stand.
Quick facts
What does OUTER mean?
Situated on the outside or farther from the centre.
Is OUTER a valid word?
Yes — OUTER is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is OUTER?
OUTER has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does OUTER come from?
From Old English 'utera', a comparative form of 'ut' meaning 'out'; literally 'more out', formed the same way as 'inner' is built from 'in'.
What can OUTER teach us?
Every outer edge is someone else's centre; position is a matter of where you stand.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.